Top 10 Tuesday: Games That Should Never Come to Pass

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What are the 10 videogame concepts that should never see the light of day?

By IGN Staff

Welcome to IGN's weekly countdown of the exceptional, fascinating, and absurd: something we like to call Top 10 Tuesday. Every week we'll feature the top ten games, characters, fashion statements or whatever else we can think of that in some way relates to gaming and its history. And just because it's called Top 10 Tuesday doesn't mean it's always going to be a list of the best -- we like to razz on stuff as much as praising it. From counting down the best consoles ever to revealing the worst use of fish heads in a videogame, this is where it's at.

Today's Top 10 Tuesday list deals with a true love/hate relationship within the industry. It's no doubt we've all been victim of a few strange quotes while trudging through our interactive adventures. Hell most of time they're downright hilarious, offering some of the best Japanese-to-English mix-ups, out of date slang or just plain ignorant writing. Luckily for us, dumb people are amazingly entertaining. Without further flattering we bring you the best (or should we say worst?) of our great industry.

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10) Donald Trump's Hotel Tycoon

As if there weren't enough hotel, roller coaster or railroad tycoon games around, the least attractive and interesting of the TV celebrities is the man with the big, bad hair, and ego. What Trump could add to a game? Surely nothing valuable, but it would inevitably be trademarked, forged into a stunningly awkward action figure with a pull string, built into a comic book, and forced into a short-lived Saturday morning cartoon. Who knows, maybe 10 years later it would provide excellent casual Internet chatter&#Array;

9) Karaoke Revolution Starring Ashlee Simpson

We love Ashlee Simpson. How can we not? She's multitalented. Her coolness expands past her lip-synching abilities, in-depth magazine interviews, and yes, her ability to trump even the videogame industry with breaking news on the Xbox 360's first details. Imitate Simpson as she lip synch's music she didn't even write, scoring celebrity points and landing magazine covers without her sister on them.

8) Al Queda Kart Racing: Osama Bin Laden's Revenge

With great battle cries such as "It's-a-me, Osama!" Al Queda Kart Racing is bound to generate huge worldwide sales. Everyone loves kart racing -- witness the brilliance of Chocobo Racing -- and while gamers in the US will be forced to secretly import it, the Middle East will finally have a kart racing game worth its weight in dinar.

7) Bob Saget's Pinata Party

You take on the role of "the greatest comedian ever," re-living all the funniest home video episodes from the perspective of Bob Saget. The story follows Saget as his show takes off, and chronicles his joy in creating silly one-liners for cats that fall into water buckets and fathers stepping in lawn turds. But quickly, you'll realize Saget's ongoing sadness, as he must endure five more years of increasingly disturbing videos of really dumb people. Create your own dialog by pushing Bob to the limit of his own sanity!

6) Friends 3: Joey Unleashed

Remake scenes from the best of the TV show Friends by creating your own one-liners and predictable half-empty jokes with as many as five other "friends" without breaking the laugh track. Crazy! Dress up Joey in wild suits, Speedos, and women's clothes, compete in a silly face-making contest in which you push levers to control his expressions (wild!), and manage all of his bodily fluids. Use the make-out meter to win chicks and then try to keep them from knowing his true IQ!

5) Urban Trooper: Rogue Chaos: Next Gen

A scientifically enhanced super-soldier whose goes by the name of "Urban" takes on futuristic urban cities up-ended through strife and endless war with the Chaos Dudes. Using giant machine guns, cybernetic additions, and flame throwers, he battles evil corporate bad guys who bring evil to the land. Endless streams of bullets, flames, and rockets last through an engaging 500 random levels. Thrilling next-gen gameplay!

4) Shadow the Hedgeh&#Array;

Oops, nevermind...that one has already been done...

3) Big Dick's Hunting Adventure: Backwoods with the VP

Shooting fans will love this wild new backcountry hunting game starring the fabulous Dick Cheney! Invite friends to hunt in the woods, use duck calls, drive Hummers, and balance your sobriety with brandy and Red Bull power-ups. Progress through Cheney's buddy list at your own pace and explore precision shooting techniques! Rated E.

2) Milli Vanilli: Shut Up and Dance

Mix up your own dance skills while lip synching music you didn't write or sing!! Use the extensive create-a-character mode to add hair extensions, pick from a wide variety of '80s spandex clothes, and build a reputation through 13 lucky levels to get to the ultimate goal, the Grammys!

1) Ninja Garden

Stealth garden simulation at 60 FPS! Sneak into your neighbors' garden and manage their tomatoes and strawberry fields better than they can before they find out! Enhance their gardens so their shame is not brought upon you by the neighborhood's tyrannical Daimyo. Play in ultra hard mode to cast off pink clothing and ridiculing dialog. Plus, two Pick-n'Hoe add-on packs challenging you to garden without tools, seeds, sun or water!